Flying-machine.



H. M. CHIRO'N & 1. F. BERRIEX.

' FLYING MACHINE.

. 1 APPLICATION FILED FEB. l4. I916. 1 23 193? v Patented 5111.15,?1918.

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H. M. SHIRON & J. F. BERRHEX.

FLYING MACHINE;

APPUCATION FILED FEB. 14, !916- Patentei 51am.15,1918..

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FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14. 1916.

1,253,933, Patented Jan. 15, 1918;

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HEPOLYTE MABIUS CHIRON AND JEAN F. IBERRIEX, OF SAN FRANCISCO,- CALIFORNIA.

FLYING-MACHIN E.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 115;, 1918..

Application filed February 14, 1916. Serial No. 78,293.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HIPPOLYTE MARrUs GHIRoN, a citizen of the Republic of France, and JEAN F. BERRIEX, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city andcounty of San Francisco, State of California, have 1nvented a new and useful Improvement in in which Figure 1' shows a side view, or elevation of the machine being propelled through the air, with the hinged flaps that form part of the wings closed by the speed of the machine.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the machine.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the machine with the wings open.

Fig. 4 is across section on the line C D. Fig. 1 looking forward with the wings closed.

I Fig. 5 shows a sectional view along the lines E-F in Fig. 1 looking toward the rear of the machine with the wings closed.

Fig. 6 shows a view similar to Fig. 5, but with the wings open.

Fig. 7. shows a detail.

Fig. 8, shows the hinged flaps attached to the wings, the flaps being open.

Fig. 9, shows the hinged flaps attached to the wings, the flaps being closed.

Fig. 10, shows a front view of the wings, showing how the hinged flaps are divided into sections to prevent the flaps from curlmg.

Fig. 11, .shows a sectional view of the hinged flaps open, showing the guard or stop to keep the flaps under control.

Fig. 12, is a sectional view of the hinged flaps closed.

Similar figures of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

At the present time with the machines and appliances used in fiying machines, it is im possible to slow down the speed of flying machine andkeep or maintain the machine at practically the same height, or altitude, will order to accomplish the effect or object,

we have devised and invented our machine so that it will remain in the air in a horizontal position, with a very slight forward motion; this is accomplished with the aid of the action of the hinged flaps attached to the wings.

For the sake of clearness in the drawings, minor details of frame work have been left out, but it'will be understood that the frame of. the machine is designed in accordance with the requirements of service ;the' essential features necessary to illustrate the invention having been shown.

#1 is the front frame of our machine which frame may be of the type common to all flying machines and adapted to be borne on 3 wheels,2 wheels #2 on the front, and

one 53 on the rear of the machine.

#3 is the double frame in the center of the machine in the front thereof, immediately behind the propeller, which carries the two top Wings #5, and the two lower ,wings #6.

#7 is the propeller. #8 is the motor for the propeller #7. #9 is the motor for the wings A.

#10 is a shaft carrying a gear #11,..

which gear meshes with the two gears #12, rotating the two cranks #13; thereby moving the two central arm levers #14 maintained inthe center by the piston rods #15 and moving the four arm levers #4 each carrying one of the four wings A. The adjacent ends of the pairs of the levers 4 are provided with registering slots and a pin passes therethrough, which pin is carried by yoke elements carried by the levers 14 and 15 (Fig. 7

#16 indicates the top of the two front wings #5. I,

#17 indicates the top of the two lower front wings #6, which are opened in sectional portions #18, each of which is provided with hin ed flaps #19, secured in place with suita le pivots, #20, secured to each longitudinal part #21. stop #31 prevents the hinged flaps from opening too wide, so that the natural motion or momentum of the machine keeps them in such a position that they work accurately and automatically.

#22 represent the eight arms secured to the frame #1 by eight hinges #23 connected with the; four wings A.

#24 is a-"slot in each of the arm levers Automatic #29 and #30 32 is the seat for the aviator.

#33 is a horizontal lever swivelly mounted and carried on the front part of the machine and is adapted to be operated by the feet of the aviator to move the ropes #34 and #35, which are connected to the rudder #36.

#37 indicates a wheel carried on the front part of the machine, moving the ropes #38 and #39, which are connected with the shaft #40, carrying the small wing' #41. The rear frame,,is #42.

#43 is the prolongation of the shaft through the gear #11, adapted to the pivoted gear #44, rotating the gear #45 with crank #46, moving adapted to the piston #48, moving the two arm levers #49 adapted to the two wings B.

#51 represents the top wings at the rear of the machine.

#52 represents the lower wings at the J rear of the machine. Both upper and lower sets of wings.

wings #51 and #52 fall under the letter B and are opened and closed in the same way and by the same operation as the four front wings A. A represents the four front wings, B represents the two rear wings; when the two separate sets of wings are in operation, the top and bottom sets of A and B, operate 1n an alternate manner so that the buoyancy of the machine is maintained by the continuous motion of the six Having thus indicated the principal parts and the improvements we seek to,be patented, we will now describe the manner in 'which we propose to operate it, to wit The operation of the machine in general resembles an ordinary flying machine with the addition of the automatic operation of the flaps. So long as the engine. is propelling the machine at normal speed, the wind pressure maintains the flaps in horizontal -position but when the machine lessens its speed, the flaps automatically fall an inare rigid braces to main 'taln the wings 1n a set position.

the central arm #47 creasing amount as the speed diminishes and the wind pressure lessens, which falling or opening tends to maintain a constant resistance of the machine to the air so that the machine will not change its altitude too sudy- What we claim as our invention is:

1. An aeroplane including an engine, a

frame, pairs of oppositely directed wings, a

supporting standard for each wing pivoted intermediate its length to the frame, the

free ends of the standards of a pair of wings on one side of the machine crossing each other and provided with slots, a pitman for each pair of wings encircling said crossed ends of said standards, a pin carried by the pitman passing through the slots of the crossed ends of the standards, and gear means enabling the engine to operate said pitman.

2. An aeroplane including an engine, a frame,.pairs of oppositely directed wings, a supporting standard for each wing pivoted free ends of the standards of a pair of wings on one side ,of the machine crossing each other and provided with slots, a sectional pitman for each pair of wings encircling said crossed ends of said standards, one section of said pitman terminating in a yoke,. I 85 a pin carried by said yoke passing through said slots of the crossed ends of the standards, a further yoke on the adjacent end of intermediate its length to the frame, the r the other pitman section encircling .the first I mentioned yoke and secured to the pitman section carrying the first mentioned yoke,

and gear means enabling the engine to opcrate said pitman. 3. An aeroplane w1ng structure COIIIPIIS- ing a wing having a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs, lateral projections car- 'ried by one side thereof, flaps pivoted to said projections, and-angularly disposed right angled stops as long as the projection is Wide-carried by the flaps for. 'engagement with the ribs above the projections.

- In witness whereof we have set our hands and seals, in the presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 4th day of February, 1916.

HIPPOLYTE MARlUS GHIRON. a a] JEAN F. BERRIEX. [L. 8.] Witnesses:v 4

JOHN T. HOGAN, G. H. SCHELL. 

